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I overheard a rep from Trident say that the fishermen were going to go berserk when they hear the price. He said they would not even hint at it until the season was over as he feared they would stop fishing if they knew how low it might be. . With big runs of sockeye all over the state and in BC it could be very bad indeed!

In the grand scheme of things, a big Bay run is just what we wanted. There is no fishermen in the Bay that would rather have a smaller run. 100,000 lbs at $1.20 is always better than 40,000 at $2.00. Of course, you could have fished for SBS and got more for your fish.And this will all get retro'ed closer to $1.50 when SE pinks come in a little light. After all, it is all about total harvest and exportable poundage.

@ 7:18 AM Silver Bay had the most restrictive limits during the season. They were trying to make their fishermen catch less than everyone else. Good luck on getting the best price from Silver Bay. Their plant was way overbudget and I'm sure they will dump more money into the plant after the season. They could not handle their fleet this year, and the rest of their fleet will be joining them next year.

Actually, it dones not matter. All SBS fish are destined for reprocessing, especially poor quality, but big quantity, Bay sockeye. They will end up in pouches and cans. Double pumped. Good. Frozen round. Perfect. 3 days old, but cold. Perfect.